The third year of the popular export idea contest Rise High Bangladesh, a joint initiative of The Daily Star and Crown Cement, was met with similar enthusiasm as the last two years.

Ambia Khatun has been almost bed-ridden for the last one year. She has not even been able to take a walk in her neighbourhood or see her relatives as the right part of her body became numb since she suffered a stroke a year back.

Three-and-a-half-year-old Ashfia Waniya slumped over a desk at the children's ward in a city hospital on November 4, her legs swinging below. She was waiting for her turn to come for a diabetes checkup.

Diabetes is a global epidemic, and this epidemic is rising faster in developing countries like Bangladesh than in developed ones.

Rashed, a diabetic patient in his late 50s, is lying in the hospital bed. He is waiting to hear back from the nurse about his OT schedule.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution refers to the technological and social transformations that are changing business models, labour markets and learning.

Over the years, many private universities have adopted the vision of shaping entrepreneurs and have been vigorously trying to nurture students who show strong interest towards entrepreneurship by providing them the required support.

Indeed, the members are always on their toes, enthusiastically speaking of their various training programmes on video editing, filmmaking and photography, as well as exhibitions, workshops, field trips and competitions.

As a young country, Bangladesh takes pride in numerous major developments that have taken place over the years. However, when co-curricular activities and skills development are considered of great importance globally, Bangladesh's education falls behind with its redundant emphasis on theoretical and bookish knowledge.

What makes a graduate stand out among a large pool of qualified candidates in the job market? What is it that potentially differentiates a candidate from another during the application process? What are the possible qualities recruiters look for when it comes to hiring an employee?

The third season of the export idea contest “Rise High Bangladesh”, jointly organised by The Daily Star and Crown Cement, has stepped into the second round.

Dhaka has emerged as one of the fastest-growing megacities in recent times with a population of nearly 20 million.

Affordable interest rate and the simplified terms and conditions set by banks have been encouraging clients to transfer their loans

In Bangladesh when we talk about family we don't just mean spouse and children but the wider family including parents,

Home loans have seen faster growth thanks to the rising demand for house ownership amid low-interest rate, giving a much-needed

Everyone dreams of a house of their own to dwell in peace and happiness with their families. But dreams get shattered for those whose earnings are limited to their salaries when they see skyrocketing prices of flats in the capital, home to around two crore people.

When a country explores its export potential, it is good news for the country's economic growth momentum. Recognising the importance of export facilitation by generating innovative ideas from young minds, the exemplary idea contest 'Rise High Bangladesh', jointly organised by The Daily Star and Crown Cement...

Jomtoli refugee camp occupies one of the higher vantage points from which the hills of Myanmar's Rakhine State are clearly visible. Early evening finds groups of Rohingya gathering at this spot, mobile phones in hand, hoping for a signal strong enough to gather news from relatives still on the other side of the border.

Unchiprang camp: For nine months of the year, the Boro Chara (literally “big mountain stream”) gushes noisily from its source in the wooded hills of southern Cox's Bazar. Since last October, it has played an indispensable role in meeting the needs of Unchiprang refugee camp, where some 22,000 people now live.

Chakmapur camp: “It's a tough job, but because of us, people no longer have to run into the jungle to go to the toilet,” says 35-year-old Hamid Hasina. He and his Rohingya refugee colleagues are taking a break from an unpleasant but critical job – emptying dozens of toilets in Chakmapur camp.